Below are tables of statistics showing various data relating to the 1860 Presidential Election Results. These include state and county-level statistics for total votes, percentage of vote, vote swing, margin of victory, etc.
States with the Smallest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
L |
D |
B |
B |
%Margin |
Margin |
Lincoln |
Douglas |
Breckinridge |
Bell |
Other |
1 |
VA | 5 | 166,891 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
0.09% |
156 |
1.13% |
9.71% |
44.54% |
44.63% |
0.00% |
2 |
MO | 9 | 165,563 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
0.26% |
429 |
10.28% |
35.52% |
18.94% |
35.26% |
0.00% |
3 |
CA | 4 | 119,827 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
0.61% |
734 |
32.32% |
31.71% |
28.35% |
7.60% |
0.01% |
4 |
MD | 8 | 92,502 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
0.78% |
722 |
2.48% |
6.45% |
45.93% |
45.14% |
0.00% |
5 |
OR | 3 | 14,761 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
1.83% |
270 |
36.20% |
27.99% |
34.37% |
1.44% |
0.00% |
6 |
TN | 8 | 146,106 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
3.17% |
4,631 |
0.00% |
7.72% |
44.55% |
47.72% |
0.00% |
7 |
IL | 11 | 339,666 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
3.52% |
11,956 |
50.69% |
47.17% |
0.69% |
1.45% |
0.01% |
8 |
NJ | 7 | 121,215 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3.73% |
4,523 |
48.13% |
51.87% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
9 |
NC | 10 | 96,712 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
3.84% |
3,717 |
0.00% |
2.83% |
50.51% |
46.66% |
0.00% |
10 |
LA | 6 | 50,510 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
4.90% |
2,477 |
0.00% |
15.10% |
44.90% |
40.00% |
0.00% |
States with the Largest Margin of Victory
State | EV | Total Vote |
L |
D |
B |
B |
%Margin |
Margin |
Lincoln |
Douglas |
Breckinridge |
Bell |
Other |
1 |
VT | 4 | 44,566 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
56.45% |
25,159 |
75.86% |
19.41% |
4.19% |
0.49% |
0.06% |
2 |
TX | 12 | 62,986 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
50.98% |
32,110 |
0.00% |
0.00% |
75.49% |
24.51% |
0.00% |
3 |
MA | 13 | 169,876 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
42.57% |
72,314 |
62.80% |
20.23% |
3.63% |
13.15% |
0.19% |
4 |
ME | 8 | 100,918 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
32.82% |
33,118 |
62.24% |
29.42% |
6.31% |
2.03% |
0.00% |
5 |
CT | 6 | 80,745 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
32.35% |
26,122 |
53.86% |
21.50% |
20.51% |
4.13% |
0.00% |
6 |
MN | 4 | 34,737 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
29.22% |
10,149 |
63.53% |
34.31% |
2.15% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
7 |
FL | 3 | 13,301 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
26.13% |
3,476 |
0.00% |
1.68% |
62.23% |
36.10% |
0.00% |
8 |
AL | 9 | 90,122 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
23.12% |
20,834 |
0.00% |
15.11% |
54.00% |
30.89% |
0.00% |
9 |
MS | 7 | 69,095 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
22.76% |
15,723 |
0.00% |
4.75% |
59.00% |
36.25% |
0.00% |
10 |
RI | 4 | 19,951 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
22.74% |
4,537 |
61.37% |
38.63% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
States with Highest Percent of VoteLincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge |
Vermont | 75.86% | New Jersey | 51.87% | Texas | 75.49% |
Minnesota | 63.53% | Illinois | 47.17% | Florida | 62.23% |
Massachusetts | 62.80% | New York | 46.29% | Mississippi | 59.00% |
Maine | 62.24% | Ohio | 43.30% | Alabama | 54.00% |
Rhode Island | 61.37% | Iowa | 43.22% | Arkansas | 53.06% |
Bell | Write-ins | 0 |
Tennessee | 47.72% | Massachusetts | 0.19% | Ohio | 0.03% |
North Carolina | 46.66% | Vermont | 0.06% | Illinois | 0.01% |
Kentucky | 45.18% | California | 0.01% | Alabama | 0.00% |
Maryland | 45.14% | Alabama | 0.00% | Arkansas | 0.00% |
Virginia | 44.63% | Arkansas | 0.00% | California | 0.00% |
States with Lowest Percent of Vote
Lincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge |
Texas | 0.00% | Texas | 0.00% | Rhode Island | 0.00% |
Tennessee | 0.00% | Florida | 1.68% | New York | 0.00% |
North Carolina | 0.00% | North Carolina | 2.83% | New Jersey | 0.00% |
Mississippi | 0.00% | Pennsylvania | 3.52% | Michigan | 0.52% |
Louisiana | 0.00% | Mississippi | 4.75% | Wisconsin | 0.58% |
States with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | Pennsylvania | 334,665 | New York | 29,990 |
Virginia | 75,772 | Vermont | 3,825 |
Tennessee | 58,423 | Rhode Island | 250 |
Kentucky | 50,355 | | |
Indiana | 47,819 | | |
States with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Pennsylvania | 70.86% | New York | 6.01% |
Delaware | 69.81% | Rhode Island | 1.41% |
Texas | 66.59% | Vermont | 0.66% |
Arkansas | 57.23% | Michigan | 0.38% |
Florida | 55.14% | | |
States with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Illinois | 100,332 | Maine | -8,771 |
New York | 78,670 | Vermont | -6,182 |
Missouri | 59,077 | New Hampshire | -3,831 |
Ohio | 46,365 | Massachusetts | -172 |
Indiana | 36,712 | | |
States with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Arkansas | 65.90% | Vermont | -12.18% |
Missouri | 55.48% | Maine | -8.00% |
Illinois | 41.92% | New Hampshire | -5.49% |
Iowa | 39.46% | Massachusetts | -0.10% |
Texas | 34.56% | | |
State Ranks
Rank | Lincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge | Bell |
1 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 3 |
2 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 11 |
3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
County Ranks
Rank | Lincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge | Bell |
1 | 84 | 45 | 83 | 89 |
2 | 14 | 66 | 119 | 101 |
3 | 10 | 143 | 73 | 61 |
4 | 86 | 27 | 22 | 38 |
Note: county data for 1860 is not yet comprehensive.
Counties with Highest Percent of VoteLincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge |
Hampshire, MA | 81.84% | Butler, MO | 68.91% | Nash, NC | 95.11% |
Tioga, PA | 78.57% | Atchison, MO | 68.54% | Duplin, NC | 90.08% |
Dukes, MA | 78.21% | Harrison, MO | 57.74% | Currituck, NC | 90.02% |
Lawrence, PA | 77.86% | Benton, MO | 54.46% | Edgecombe, NC | 89.36% |
Bradford, PA | 76.17% | Audrain, MO | 53.90% | Warren, NC | 86.07% |
Windsor, VT | 75.86% | Perry, MO | 52.71% | Cleveland, NC | 84.77% |
Potter, PA | 74.78% | Washington, MO | 52.13% | Wayne, NC | 84.46% |
Franklin, MA | 74.25% | Warren, NJ | 51.87% | Gaston, NC | 81.54% |
Barnstable, MA | 74.12% | Ste. Genevieve, MO | 51.02% | Onslow, NC | 81.52% |
Indiana, PA | 74.07% | Warren, MO | 50.95% | Carter, MO | 80.58% |
Bell | Write-ins | 0 |
Stanly, NC | 93.78% | Bristol, MA | 15.10% | Wyandot, OH | 0.03% |
Montgomery, NC | 87.35% | Plymouth, MA | 1.63% | Woodford, IL | 0.01% |
Camden, NC | 84.68% | Barnstable, MA | 1.63% | Autauga, AL | 0.00% |
Iredell, NC | 81.91% | Norfolk, MA | 0.12% | Baldwin, AL | 0.00% |
Guilford, NC | 81.33% | Windsor, VT | 0.06% | Barbour, AL | 0.00% |
Wilkes, NC | 78.47% | Middlesex, MA | 0.05% | Bibb, AL | 0.00% |
Anson, NC | 77.56% | Franklin, MA | 0.04% | Blount, AL | 0.00% |
Randolph, NC | 77.03% | Yuba, CA | 0.01% | Bullock, AL | 0.00% |
Ashe, NC | 75.71% | Suffolk, MA | 0.01% | Butler, AL | 0.00% |
Tyrrell, NC | 75.19% | Autauga, AL | 0.00% | Calhoun, AL | 0.00% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of VoteLincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge |
Winnebago, WI | 0.00% | Winnebago, WI | 0.00% | Winnebago, WI | 0.00% |
Waushara, WI | 0.00% | Waushara, WI | 0.00% | Waushara, WI | 0.00% |
Waupaca, WI | 0.00% | Waupaca, WI | 0.00% | Waupaca, WI | 0.00% |
Waukesha, WI | 0.00% | Waukesha, WI | 0.00% | Waukesha, WI | 0.00% |
Washington, WI | 0.00% | Washington, WI | 0.00% | Washington, WI | 0.00% |
Counties with Highest Number of VotesLincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge |
Yates, NY | 362,646 | Yates, NY | 312,510 | Winchester, VA | 74,325 |
Wyandot, OH | 221,809 | Wyandot, OH | 187,421 | Wilson, TN | 65,097 |
Woodford, IL | 172,171 | Woodford, IL | 160,215 | Woodford, KY | 53,143 |
Whitley, IN | 139,033 | Whitley, IN | 115,509 | Worth, GA | 52,176 |
Wexford, MI | 88,450 | Wood, WI | 65,021 | Winston, AL | 48,669 |
Wood, WI | 86,113 | Wexford, MI | 64,889 | Zavala, TX | 47,548 |
Wright, IA | 70,302 | Warren, NJ | 62,869 | Worcester, MD | 42,482 |
York, ME | 62,811 | Wright, IA | 55,639 | Yazoo, MS | 40,768 |
Warren, NJ | 58,346 | Yuba, CA | 37,999 | Yuba, CA | 33,969 |
Windham, CT | 43,486 | York, ME | 29,693 | Yell, AR | 28,732 |
Bell | Write-ins | 0 |
Winchester, VA | 74,481 | Bristol, MA | 1,924 | Wyandot, OH | 136 |
Wilson, TN | 69,728 | Plymouth, MA | 170 | Woodford, IL | 35 |
Woodford, KY | 66,058 | Barnstable, MA | 52 | Autauga, AL | 0 |
Worth, GA | 42,960 | Windsor, VT | 26 | Baldwin, AL | 0 |
Worcester, MD | 41,760 | Norfolk, MA | 19 | Barbour, AL | 0 |
Winston, AL | 27,835 | Middlesex, MA | 16 | Bibb, AL | 0 |
Yazoo, MS | 25,045 | Yuba, CA | 15 | Blount, AL | 0 |
Winn, LA | 20,204 | Franklin, MA | 2 | Bullock, AL | 0 |
Yell, AR | 20,063 | Suffolk, MA | 2 | Butler, AL | 0 |
Zavala, TX | 15,438 | Autauga, AL | 0 | Calhoun, AL | 0 |
Counties with Lowest Number of Votes
Lincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge |
Winnebago, WI | 0 | Winnebago, WI | 0 | Winnebago, WI | 0 |
Waushara, WI | 0 | Waushara, WI | 0 | Waushara, WI | 0 |
Waupaca, WI | 0 | Waupaca, WI | 0 | Waupaca, WI | 0 |
Waukesha, WI | 0 | Waukesha, WI | 0 | Waukesha, WI | 0 |
Washington, WI | 0 | Washington, WI | 0 | Washington, WI | 0 |
Washburn, WI | 0 | Washburn, WI | 0 | Washburn, WI | 0 |
Walworth, WI | 0 | Walworth, WI | 0 | Walworth, WI | 0 |
Vilas, WI | 0 | Vilas, WI | 0 | Vilas, WI | 0 |
Vernon, WI | 0 | Vernon, WI | 0 | Vernon, WI | 0 |
Trempealeau, WI | 0 | Trempealeau, WI | 0 | Trempealeau, WI | 0 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing
Republican | Democratic | York, PA | 87,966 | Worcester, MA | 56,899 |
Winchester, VA | 75,772 | Yates, NY | 29,990 |
Wilson, TN | 58,423 | Windsor, VT | 3,825 |
Woodford, KY | 50,355 | Buchanan, MO | 1,174 |
Yancey, NC | 48,239 | Pike, MO | 1,102 |
Whitley, IN | 47,819 | Macon, MO | 1,042 |
Worth, GA | 45,000 | Marion, MO | 1,005 |
Worcester, MD | 35,166 | Cooper, MO | 968 |
Yuba, CA | 33,372 | Howard, MO | 939 |
Winston, AL | 33,121 | Jackson, MO | 904 |
Counties with Largest Vote Swing Percentage
Republican | Democratic | Tioga, PA | 78.38% | Butler, MO | 68.62% |
Lawrence, PA | 77.44% | Atchison, MO | 61.32% |
Bradford, PA | 76.07% | Audrain, MO | 53.81% |
Potter, PA | 74.78% | Washington, MO | 49.84% |
Indiana, PA | 74.07% | St. Francois, MO | 48.85% |
Somerset, PA | 73.05% | Morgan, MO | 48.67% |
Dukes, MA | 72.25% | Reynolds, MO | 47.60% |
Hampshire, MA | 71.02% | Benton, MO | 47.44% |
Barnstable, MA | 69.96% | Carroll, MO | 47.32% |
Erie, PA | 69.82% | Newton, MO | 47.27% |
Counties with Largest Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Woodford, IL | 100,332 | York, PA | -448,400 |
Yates, NY | 78,670 | Worcester, MA | -145,261 |
Philadelphia, PA | 77,246 | Yancey, NC | -84,184 |
Wyandot, OH | 46,365 | York, ME | -8,771 |
Whitley, IN | 36,712 | Windsor, VT | -6,182 |
Wright, IA | 36,429 | Sullivan, NH | -3,831 |
Wood, WI | 32,671 | Carter, MO | 102 |
Middlesex, MA | 30,661 | Washington, RI | 129 |
Wexford, MI | 28,988 | Forest, PA | 153 |
St. Louis, MO | 24,754 | Shannon, MO | 189 |
Counties with Largest Percentage Change in Total Votes
Increasing | Decreasing | Philadelphia, PA | 7,724,600.00% | Yancey, NC | -99.08% |
Middlesex, MA | 3,066,100.00% | York, PA | -97.44% |
St. Louis, MO | 2,475,400.00% | Worcester, MA | -85.42% |
Allegheny, PA | 2,454,200.00% | Windsor, VT | -12.18% |
Essex, MA | 2,262,700.00% | York, ME | -8.00% |
Suffolk, MA | 2,247,000.00% | Sullivan, NH | -5.49% |
Lancaster, PA | 1,965,500.00% | Windham, CT | 0.52% |
Berks, PA | 1,611,000.00% | Washington, RI | 0.65% |
Norfolk, MA | 1,590,400.00% | Woodford, KY | 2.93% |
Luzerne, PA | 1,410,200.00% | Worcester, MD | 6.50% |
Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win
Lincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge |
Yuba, CA | 32.32% | Barton, MO | 35.20% | Osage, MO | 31.08% |
Yamhill, OR | 36.20% | St. Clair, MO | 36.91% | Sullivan, MO | 36.21% |
St. Louis, MO | 40.18% | Cedar, MO | 37.20% | Cole, MO | 38.74% |
Montgomery, PA | 46.18% | McDonald, MO | 38.01% | Wayne, MO | 40.19% |
Montour, PA | 48.65% | Holt, MO | 38.59% | Webster, MO | 42.25% |
Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose
Lincoln | Douglas | Breckinridge |
Warren, NJ | 48.13% | Woodford, IL | 47.17% | Westmoreland, PA | 49.40% |
Clearfield, PA | 47.80% | Yates, NY | 46.29% | Wyoming, PA | 48.87% |
Clarion, PA | 46.67% | Montgomery, MO | 43.78% | Adams, PA | 48.59% |
Sullivan, PA | 46.28% | Wyandot, OH | 43.30% | Lehigh, PA | 48.39% |
Fulton, PA | 45.05% | Wright, IA | 43.22% | Luzerne, PA | 48.24% |